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In this updated edition of his outstanding introduction to Kant, Paul Guyer uses Kant's central conception of autonomy as the key to his thought. Beginning with a helpful overview of Kant's life and times, Guyer introduces Kant's metaphysics and epistemology, carefully explaining his arguments about the nature of space, time and experience in his most influential but difficult work, The Critique of Pure Reason. He offers an explanation and critique of Kant's famous theory of transcendental idealism and shows how much of Kant's philosophy is independent of this controversial doctrine. He then examines Kant's moral philosophy, his celebrated 'categorical imperative' and his theories of duty, freedom of will and political rights. This section of the work has been substantially revised to clarify the relation between Kant's conceptions of "internal" and "external" freedom. In his treatments of Kant's aesthetics and teleology, Guyer focuses on their relation to human freedom and happiness. Finally, he considers Kant's view that the development of human autonomy is the only goal that we can conceive for both natural and human history. Including a chronology, glossary, chapter summaries and up-to-date further reading, Kant, second edition is an ideal introduction to this demanding yet pivotal figure in the history of philosophy, and essential reading for all students of philosophy. (From the publisher) "Kant is an absolutely first-rate general introduction to Kant's Critical Philosophy. Paul Guyer's interpretations are extremely well-supported, carefully and crisply argued, and highly insightful". (Robert Hanna, University of Colorado) "An impressive overview of the various strands of Kant's philosophy. With great skill Guyer manages to compress Kant's critical thought into a few hundred pages. This book will provide an excellent introduction to Kant's thought". (Philip Stratton-Lake, University of Reading) "The book is impressive in very many ways. It demonstrates a mastery of the Kantian corpus and an ability to explain exceedingly complex arguments in a clear and accessible fashion. I think it will become essential reading for students wanting to grasp the broad sweep of Kant's thought without losing much by way of depth". (Andrew Chignell, Cornell University) "That Guyer is able to cover this much material, clearly and without oversimplification, in a single, reasonably sized volume represents a unique accomplishment, which should prove to be extremely useful to a broad audience". (Eric Watkins, University of California, San Diego) + Περιεχόμενα Acknowledgements Abbreviations Chronology Introduction Nature and Freedom Skepticism and Critique A Life in Work One Childhood and Student Years Return to the University Toward the Critical Philosophy The Critical Philosophy Final Works Further Reading Part One Nature Kant's Copernican Revolution Two Introduction Space and Time: The Pure Forms of Sensible Intuition The Contributions of the Understanding The Metaphysical Deduction The Transcendental Deduction The Principles of Empirical Judgment The Refutation of Idealism Further Reading The Critique of Metaphysics Three The Ideas of Pure Reason The Metaphysics of the Self The Metaphysics of the World The Metaphysics of God Further Reading Building upon the Foundations of Knowledge Four The Systematic Science of Body The Systematicity of Cognition in General Further Reading Part Two Freedom Laws of Freedom: The Foundations of Kant's Moral Philosophy Five The Derivation of the Categorical Imperative Universal Law and Humanity as an End in Itself Confirmation of the Categorical Imperative from Commonly Recognized Duties Autonomy and the Realm of Ends Further Reading Freedom, Immortality, and God: The Presuppositions of Morality Six The Moral Law and Freedom of the Will Immortality and the Existence of God Further Reading Kant's System of Duties I: The Duties of Virtue Seven Kant's Division of Duties The General Obligation of Virtue The Specific Duties of Virtue Further Reading Kant's System of Duties II: Duties of Right Eight The Universal Principle of Right, Coercion, and Innate Right The Right to Property Political Rights and Obligations Rebellion and Reform Toward Perpetual Peace Further Reading Part Three Nature and Freedom The Beautiful, the Sublime, and the Morally Good Nine Bridging the Gulf Varieties of Aesthetic Judgment Aesthetics and Morality Further Reading Freedom and Nature: Kant's Revision of Traditional Teleology Ten The Rejection of Traditional Teleology From Organisms to Nature as a Whole Freedom, Happiness, and the End of Nature Further Reading A History of Freedom? Eleven Further Reading Glossary Notes Select Bibliography Index +